Metallic door structure or the like



March 11, 1930. J. P. PEARsoN 1,750,428

METALLIC DOOR STRUCTURE OR THE LIKE Filed Deo. l. 1926 jgn fz.) Favzson,

Patented Mar. 11, 1930 STATES PArENr ortica 4*Toxin P. PEARsoN, or LAroRrE, INDIANA, AssIGNon To METAL Doon a TRIM co., or

LA PORTE, INDIANA v METALLIC DOOR STRUCTURE OR THE LIKE Application ledDecember 1, 1926. Serial No. 151,870.

" The invention relates to metallic doors or i the ike,and has for itsobject to provide a f device of this character comprising rails andStiles and a panel, which panel is disposed in a channeled member, andwhich channeled member isprovided with an auxiliary channel, into whichflanges of the rails and Stiles extend forholdingsaid channeled member`I. and the-panelcarried thereby.

.A further object is to provide metallic l @door orthe like, which dooris formed from -rails and Stiles and a panel with a molding,whichvmolding is provided with a channel in which isdisposed the edgesof the panel, and

I '15vwith an auxiliary channel into which diverg- ,j-.ingflangescarried by the rails and Stiles extend for holding said molding and thepanel `.carried thereby against lateral displacement.

A further obj ect is to provide the molding V with av removable side,whereby upon removal of the side a panel may be easily and y quicklyremoved 0r placed in position. Also `to provide securing means forholding said removable portion in position. v A. further object is toform the rails and v Stiles from sheet metal bent to angular form in-cross section, thereby forming opposite .sides terminating in inwardlyextending flanges and the adjacent ends or edges of theinwardlyextending flanges with outwardly extending flanges preferablydiverging and disposed in a channel of the molding.

With the above and other objects in View the invention resides in thecombination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, Shown inthe drawing, described and claimed, it being understood that changes inthe precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope ofwhat is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a View in elevation of the door.

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the door takenon line 2-2 of Figure 1.v

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the removable section of the molding.

v Figure 4 is a detail perspective view of the fixed portion of themolding.

Figure 5 is a vertical transverse sectional iew through another form ofmolding and oor.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the stiles ofthedoor, 2 the top rail and 3 the bottom rail thereof. The stiles and railsare preferably formed from single sheets of material bent to rectangularform as shown in Figure 2, with their flanges 4 extending inwardlytowards each other. The inner edges of the flanges 4 terminate inoutwardly diverging flanges 5, the purpose of which will presentlyappear. The door is provided with a panel 6, preferably formed of glassas shown in Figure 2and disposed within the door and extending aroundthe panel 6 is a molding 7 which molding receivestherein at 8 themarginal edge of the panel and is provided with a channeled member 9having converging flanges l0, which receive therein the divergingflanges 5 of the rails and stiles as clearly shown in Figure 2,

thereby securely anchoring the molding to the rails and Stiles, and theassembly of the door may be an endwise one, after which the molding maybe secured together in any suitable manner, for instance by spot weldingat their abutting ends, and the securing of the stiles and rails may beaccomplished in the same manner. The molding 7 is provided withremovable sides 11 having flanges 12 which engage the outer side of theglass panel 6, and extending through the removable sides 11, and throughthe adjacent flange 4 of the stile or rail are securing screws 13, whichthread through the flange 4, and when in position draw the removablesides of the molding into close binding engagement with the panel 6. ltwill be noted that the moldingA as a whole is substantially a moldinghaving a main channel for the reception of the panel edge and anauxiliary channel for the reception of the flanges 10. Consequently amolding is provided which is simple in construction, and when thediverging flanges 5 are-in the auxiliary channel of the channeled member9, a rigid structure is provided. By providing the removable sides 11for the molding, it will be seen that the panel may be easily placed inposition or removed, which is particularly desirable where a glass be ofany kind. However the molding struc-Y v`ture is particularly.adaptedfoiya panelother "than" a glass'oiie'. the "molding 7?' iiiFigie'5, the ianges l()a oi" the rails and st'iles'iitend into the auxiliarychannel -l (3,- .1nthesarne manner as shown in Figure 2, however in thisioiin the flange 12 which engagesthe side of the panel l extendsdownwardly and is lformed integral *with *thexfchannel member 9a.Gonsequentlya complete integral double 'channel molding provided. Byproviding the:diverging iian'ges gwhichlmay'have a engagement 'thereof'will-take'place within the "slight sprinfg ac'tiomfit isTobvious-abinding Eauxiliary fchannel which wilhprevent any 'playgand `atl-the'same time the walls of the *stiles and'rails will be prey'ente'dfreni-'spreadingandany' special securingflmeans'ifor pre- 'venting' the'spreading-of *saidl' walls is Aobviated, thereby reducing theco'stoffmanuiacture to a minimum. f f "F rom the above -it` will be|seen that a door Vis provided .f with? "ajpanel holding molding,

' which may be easily and-quickly assembled on door for holdingla panel,and lwl'i'ere'aglass panel is used the molding Vmay be' easily and 55quickly removed, that is one side thereof for replacing the panel incaseof damage thereto. Itwill also be'seen that special securing means isreduced to a minimum, and the parts interlock and cooperatewitheaclrother'v when assembled t0 form a rigid structure. Althoughthel'invent-ion has been described in connection with a metallic door,it is'to be understood that the Vsame may be applied to yvariousanalogous structures, for instance panelling generally.

'The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and usefulis l. The combination with a device of the character describedcomprising side mem-.

bers, end members and a panel, of a molding, said moldingl having amain' channel in which the edges of the panel are disposed and a singleauxiliary channel, engaging Hanges carried by the side and end membersand disf posed in the auxiliary channel.

2. The combination with a device of the character described comprisingside members, end members and a panel between said members, of a moldingengaging said members, a

channel carried by said molding and inwhich and bottom rails, a panel, amolding engaging the inner sides of the stiles and rails, a main Channelcarried by said molding and in which the edges of the panel aredisposed, an auxiliary channel carried by said molding, the 'oppositeWalls ofjsaid auxiliary 'channel converging towards :the rails-andifsti'les, and Aminwardly diverging flanges carried by the irailsand stilesanddisposed in the auxiliary "4.`'m'eta1lic doorcomprising stiles and yrailsfsaidstiles and rails on their inner sidesbeing Vprovided with flanges extending t0- Wardsfeach; other,Vidiverging engaging flanges carried bythe last named flanges, a panel, a'l molding, almain channel in said A'moldingand inwh-ich thevt edges `ofthe panel 'are-disposed andean auxiliary channel in-said molding linwhichthe diverg-ingengaging lflanges' are dis- 'P'osed." i' f v A '5.lThe Icombination 'with `a `door member,l a "pa-nel edge adj acent's'aidf member,4 'of means vforattaching said panelt'o the' door member,said means comprising'ahmolding;a main `r`channel'fearriedby thefm'olding Aand in which.

"the parieli'e'dge-V is disposed,ffa 1 wedge` shaped -ai`1xili arychannel carried'l byl the 'molding divei'gingfflang'esfcarriedbyl1the-doorlmem ber Jan'ddisposed-in the wedge shaped auxil-"liar'ylchannel, said doorfmember and 3diverging i 2iianges' beingy'formed *from ag singlepiece' :of -fsheet'mateijialbentto formi.

'36. *A panel holding structure IAfor 'attaching a panel 'to member'disposed'adj acent j-"the'same, 'said holding structure comprising..--`

" aianoldingengaging one side of thev panel, a :channeled f :membercarried by` l said 'molding substantially withinl the plane othe panel,a member carried by thelmember adjacent the -panel anddisposed in thechannel,- said channel terminating spaced from the memberyadjacent-thepanel, a removable molding section engaging the othersideof-the panel and securing means carried bythe removable molding andextending angularly into the member adjacent the panel.

7. A metallic door comprising stiles and rails; a panel'between saidstiles and .rails in spaced relation thereto, a molding, a channelcarried by said molding and invwhich the ad- Y jacent edges ot thevpanel are disposed, an auxiliary-channel carried by said molding inreversed relationl to the first mentioned channelgflanges carried by thestiles and rails and extending into the auxiliary channel, and

outwardly diverging walls carried by the molding and engagingtheadjacent surfaces oi the stiles and rails at opposite sides of theauxiliary channel.

8. A metallic door comprising stiles and "rails, said stiles and railsbeing formed from single pieces' of sheet metal bent to hform, the ends'of said sheet of material terminating in diverging ianges at'thevinnersides' of the stilesa-nd'r'ails, alpanelbetween the 'stiles and

